Dates have been set for the following learning and development events and attendance for all Members of the Authority is essential or desirable.

| Course Event/Title | Attendance | Date | Duration | Type | Current Lead | Notes | |-------------------------------------|------------|------------|----------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Annual Members’ Tour | Desirable | 25/06/21 | 5 hours | Development | Democratic Services Manager | | | Annual Planning Tour | Desirable | 20/08/21 | 5 hours | Development | Jane Newman | | | Planning Training | Essential | 24/09/21 | 4 hours | Progressing Business & Development | John Scott | All Members must attend one of the sessions to participate in decisions relating to planning matters and gain a better understanding of the development management issues facing the Authority in its role as Planning Authority for the National Park. | | | Essential | 22/10/21 | | | | | | Strategic Corporate Planning Workshop| Essential | 17/09/21 | 3 hours | Progressing Business | David Hickman | | | Strategic Finance / HR Workshop (1) | Essential | 15/10/21 | 3 hours | Progressing Business | David Hickman | | | Strategic Finance / HR Workshop (2) | Essential | 19/11/21 | 3 hours | Progressing Business | David Hickman | | The following learning and development events are designed specifically for new Authority Members and form part of the Induction process.

### NEW MEMBER INDUCTION

| Course Event/Title | Attendance | Date | Duration | Type | Current Lead | Notes | |---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|----------|------------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | An Introduction to the Peak District National Park Authority (Strategy) | Essential (for new Members) | 04/06/21 (provisional date) | 2 hours | Development | Chief Executive and Chair of Authority | The session is an annual event, hosted by different National Parks, and all new Members are encouraged to attend. Usually held in September but 2020 session postponed to March 2021 due to Covid-19 pandemic situation. | | Getting started as a Member – An Introduction to Democratic Services | Essential (for new Members) | 04/06/21 (provisional date) | 2 hours | Development | Democratic Services Manager | | | National Parks UK New Members Induction | Desirable | 16-18 March 2021 (Snowdonia) & September 2021 – dates and venue tbc | 15 hours | Development | Ruth Crowder | | The final section list areas for learning and development that have been identified by Authority Members as development needs. **Members are invited to look down the list and advise the Democratic and Legal Support Team of any three topics that they would be interested in participating in by Monday 14 December 2020.** The method of delivery will depend upon the number of Members who express an interest, (in this section a date is only given where a session has already been organised).

### DEVELOPING SKILLS

| Course Event/Title | Attendance | Estimated Duration | Type | Current Lead | Notes | |-------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------|------------|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------| | Influencing/Persuading Skills | Optional | 3 hours | Development| Ruth Crowder | This may be facilitated by externally provided workshop or training events, web based courses or booklets or other available alternatives | | Constructive Challenging Skills | Optional | 3 hours | Development| Ruth Crowder | This may be facilitated by externally provided workshop or training events, web based courses or booklets or other available alternatives | | Managing Time/Speed Reading | Optional | 3 hours | Development| Ruth Crowder | This may be facilitated by externally provided workshop or training events, web based courses or booklets or other available alternatives | | Chairing Skills | Optional | 2 hours | Development| Ruth Crowder | This may be facilitated by externally provided workshop or training events, web based courses or booklets or other available alternatives | | Skills for Presentations and Public Speaking | Optional | 3 hours | Development| Ruth Crowder | This may be facilitated by externally provided workshop or training events, web based courses or booklets or other available alternatives | | Using the internet and Member Portal as a source of information | Optional | 1 hour | Development| Ruth Crowder | 1-1 meetings by appointment | | IT Skills | Optional | 1 hour | Development| Darren Butler| 1-1 meetings by appointment |

## GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE & SCRUTINY

| Course Event/Title | Attendance | Estimated Duration | Type | Current Lead | Notes | |---------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------| | Code of Conduct and Role of Authority | Optional | 2 hours | Learning | Democratic Services Manager | Provided by in-house small group sessions or 1-1 sessions or may be considered for a larger workshop if interest is great | | National Park Management Plan, Corporate Strategy and Business Planning | Optional | 2 hours | Learning | Emily Fox | Provided by in-house small group sessions or 1-1 sessions or may be considered for a larger workshop if interest is great | | National Park Finance and Financial Planning | Optional | 3 hours | Learning | Philip Naylor | Provided by in-house small group sessions or 1-1 sessions or may be considered for a larger workshop if interest is great | | Dealing with Complaints | Optional | 1 hour | Learning | Ruth Crowder | Provided by in-house 1-1 sessions or small group sessions | | National Park Authority Scrutiny | Optional | 3 hours | Learning | Democratic Services Manager | Provided by in-house small group sessions or 1-1 sessions or may be considered for a larger workshop if interest is great |

## STRATEGIC & EXTERNAL LEADERSHIP

| Course Event/Title | Attendance | Estimated Duration | Type | Current Lead | Notes | |-----------------------------|------------|--------------------|----------|-------------------------------------|------------------------| | National Parks UK Workshop | Optional | 5 hours | Development | Democratic Services Manager | Date to be confirmed | | National Parks UK Conference| Optional | 5 hours | Development | Democratic Services Manager | Date to be confirmed |

## IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORK OF THE NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY

| Course Event/Title | Attendance | Estimated Duration | Type | Current Lead | Notes | |------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Land Management | Optional | 2 hours | Learning | Suzanne Fletcher | Provided by in-house 1-1 or small group sessions. May also involve the opportunity to accompany farm adviser visit. | | Affordable Housing | Optional | 2 hours | Learning | John Scott, Brian Taylor | Provided by in-house 1-1 or small group sessions. | | Moors for the Future | Optional | 3 hours | Learning | Chris Dean | Provided by in-house 1-1 or small group sessions. | | Transport Issues in the National Park | Optional | 2 hours | Learning | Brian Taylor | Provided by in-house 1-1 or small group sessions. | | Access and Rights of Way | Optional | 2 hours | Learning | Mike Rhodes | Provided by in-house 1-1 or small group sessions. | | The Role of Rangers | Optional | 3 hours | Learning | Sarah Wilks | Provided by in-house 1-1 or small group sessions. May involve shadowing opportunity. | | Approaches to Engaging Communities | Optional | 2 hours | Learning | Brian Taylor | Provided by in-house 1-1 or small group sessions. | | Approaches to Climate Change | Optional | 3 hours | Progressing Business | Emily Fox, Brian Taylor | Provided by in-house 1-1 or small group sessions. | | Archaeology in the National Park | Optional | 3 hours | Learning | Anna Badcock | Provided by in-house 1-1 or small group sessions. Includes the chance to accompany an Archaeologist on a regular site monitoring visit or other site visits, and may be possible to visit a future excavation. | | Historic Buildings and Conservation Areas | Optional | 3 hours | Learning | Rebecca Waddington, Sue Adam, Helen Carrington | Provided by in-house 1-1 or small group sessions. Includes site visit – viewing listed building(s) and/or a Conservation Area; learn about key issues including appraisals, quinquennial review, conversion, setting, design etc… | | Course Event/Title | Attendance | Estimated Duration | Type | Current Lead | Notes | |--------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------|---------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Tree Conservation | Optional | 2 hours | Learning| Felicity Stout, Geoff Smith | Provided by in-house 1-1 or small group sessions. Includes a site visit, and the opportunity to learn about trees in the landscape, amenity value, protected trees, veteran trees, habitats and tree heritage. Also how we manage tree safety on PDNPA property. | | Natural Environment in the National Park | Optional | 3 hours | Learning| Rhodri Thomas | Provided by in-house 1-1 or small group sessions. Includes learning about the key habitats, species and landscapes. May also involve the opportunity to accompany an Ecologist on a site visit. | | South West Peak Landscape Partnership | Optional | 3 hours | Learning| Karen Shelley-Jones | Provided by in-house 1-1 or small group sessions. Includes learning about the landscape scale delivery of 18 different projects. | | Fundraising | Optional | 2 hours | Learning| Sarah Slowther | Provided by in-house 1-1 or small group sessions. Includes learning about the Peak District National Park Foundation, it's charitable objectives and governance. Increase understanding of PDNPA fundraising projects, how money is raised and allocated. Overview of different sources of charitable donations; partnerships, event notifications, legacy donations and bids. Communication and engagement activity associated with fundraising including events, supporter newsletter and supporter giving database. | | Engaging Audiences | Optional | 2 hours | Learning| Sarah Wilks | Provided by in-house 1-1 or small group sessions. Includes understanding the different tools used to engage audiences; mainstream media engagement and monitoring, social media engagement and monitoring, reputation and crisis management. Understanding of key National Park touchpoints, brand, messaging and tonality to build a strong identity and drive positive awareness and engagement. | | Course Event/Title | Attendance | Estimated Duration | Type | Current Lead | Notes | |--------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------------|--------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Management of Authority Assets/Developing Visitor | Optional | 3 hours | Learning | Emma Stone, Chris Manby | Provided by in-house 1-1 or small group sessions. Includes an outline of the scope of the Authority's assets, current asset management arrangements and approach to developing an asset management plan. How we are managing and developing our visitor experience assets to deliver against the Corporate strategy whilst balancing the conservation interest, maintenance needs and financial constraints. | | Experiences | | | | | | | PDNPA Volunteering Masterclass | Optional | 2 hours | Learning | Sarah Wilks, Rachel Mora-Bannon | Can only be provided if sufficient Members interested ie not available as individual sessions. Aim of session: To give an overview of our volunteering strategy, the volunteer journey and to demonstrate how our volunteering offer in the PDNPA can add enormous value to our work and meet the needs of new audiences. To inspire PDNPA members about the potential that this opens up to our organisation Further details available on request. |